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Ms. Alexa from Bronx, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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AAC and Me

Help me give my students the ability to communicate through use of augmentative and alternative communication systems (apps on iPad). The stylus will be used to track data during my speech sessions to easily monitor progress.

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My Students

I'm a speech-language pathologist in a DOE special education preschool in the Bronx. My school's classroom ratios are designated for students with autism and special needs (6:1:2, 8:1:2, 12:1:2). Some of my students are not able to express their basic wants and needs and require alternative means of communication (other than verbal expression). It is my job to give them access to a variety of communication supports called Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). This can range from using picture symbols in a small binder or pointing to words on a communication board to to using a complex language application with thousands of words. Despite the challenges my students encounter, they have a desire to learn and grow. As a Speech-Language Pathologist working with young students, I believe in using a “learning through play” approach as well as providing my students with multimodal supports for communication.

My Project

Many of my students with autism have difficulty expressing themselves verbally and require alternate forms of communication to make basic wants and needs known and participate in the classroom. They can have great success with the use of augmentative and alternative communication devices also known as AAC, which can be apps on an iPad. Unfortunately, it can take months to a year before my student’s are assessed for a communication device and receive it. The iPad will provide my students with a means to communicate while they wait to get their own device. It will also allow me to determine what communication system best fits the needs of each child and make the process smoother. The stylus will be used to track data during my sessions to monitor growth and progress.

Ms. Alexa Rose Hill Pre-K Center Webster Avenue Grades PreK-2

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad mini 5 Wi-Fi - 5th generation - tablet - 64 GB - 7.9' • Best Buy Education $399.99 1 $399.99
Apple Pencil - stylus for tablet • Best Buy Education $99.99 1 $99.99

Materials cost

$499.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.85

Total project goal

$632.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $632.33

1 Donor

-$632.33

Donations toward project cost

-$537.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.85

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 $0.00

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